A petition on Change.org calling for the International Olympic Committee to investigate a French figure skating judge has nearly 10,000 signatures as of Thursday afternoon. MORE: Chloe Kim’s 4-word message draws response from Olympians Lindsay Vonn,

There's a growing push for a French judge to be "banned" from the Winter Olympics in Italy this week. A French judge is taking a lot of heat on social media for giving an American figure skating team a surprisingly low score.

With all eyes on the Milan Cortina Olympics, the organization of the Winter Games in France in four years' time is faltering. Internal tensions have multiplied in recent months, against a backdrop of several resignations,